What land is being acquired and where
The project is the widening of the Omalur Sankari Tiruchengode Paramathi Road, numbered SH-86. It is a state road, so the acquisition is under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, not the National Highways Act or the 2013 central Act.
The notices cover 950 survey numbers spread over 19 villages. The villages fall in two districts, Salem and Namakkal, and in five taluks: Omalur, Sankari, Edappadi (also spelt Edappady in the notices), and Tiruchengode.
Most of the land lies in Salem district. The three Namakkal villages are all in Tiruchengode taluk. Some entries are bypass or linear stretches, such as the Sankari bypass and the Morur Bit II linear stretch, which suggests that new alignments as well as widening of the existing road are involved.
The notices and their stage
Sixteen notifications have been published in the Tamil Nadu state gazette. The first is dated 7 July 2020 and the latest is dated 3 January 2025. Nine were issued in 2020, and the rest followed one at a time between 2021 and January 2025.
Under the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001, acquisition for a highway is made by a notice published under section 15(1) of the Act, which identifies the land the Government needs for the highway. The Act provides that, on publication of such a notice, the land vests in the Government. Compensation is then determined by the authority under the Act and paid to the persons interested in the land.
According to the records summarised here, none of the 16 notices has been withdrawn and none has been marked as corrected later. These records do not show whether compensation has been fixed or paid for any village, or how far the road work has progressed. For that, the Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition) or the Highways Department office handling the project in Salem or Namakkal is the place to confirm.
Villages list with survey number counts
Salem district, Edappadi taluk: Koranampatti (133 survey numbers), Kachapalli (97), Thangaiyur (63), Konganapuram (21), Erumaipaati (13), Katchupalli (Part-2) (Bypass) (3) and Kachupalli Part-Ii (1).
Salem district, Sankari taluk: Veli By-Pass (Sankari Bye-Pass) (114), Manchakkalpatti (102), Iveli (74) and Morur Bit-Ii (Linear) (52).
Salem district, Omalur taluk: Sikkampatti (92), Pappampadi (58), Tharamangalam (13), Pachanampatti (7) and Kurukkupatti (1).
Namakkal district, Tiruchengode taluk: Neikarapatty (47), Oduvampalayam (32) and Rajapalayam (27).
Village names are given as they appear in the notices. Spellings in your patta or chitta may differ slightly, so search by survey number as well as by village name.
What to do if your land is listed
Get a copy of the gazette notification for your village and check whether your survey number, and any subdivision, appears in the schedule. Note the extent shown against it. Often only a strip of a survey number is taken for widening, not the whole field.
Keep your title documents, patta, chitta, adangal and encumbrance certificate ready. Compensation is paid to the persons interested in the land as shown in the records, so make sure the revenue records are in your name before the award stage.
If you are buying land in any of these villages, ask the seller for the survey number and subdivision, and check them against the notifications before you pay any advance. Land covered by a highway notice cannot be freely developed, and an affected strip will reduce the usable extent you are buying.
For compensation and the current stage, contact the land acquisition office for the project in Salem or Namakkal. Do not rely on figures quoted by brokers or neighbours.